Automobile-curtain window



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NOV. 5. 1919.

.F. W. M

AUTOMOBILE CUR APPLICATloN FILED Patented Oct. 19, 1920.

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BY dmw ATTORW UNITED -s'IATEs PATENT OFflcE.`

FRANK W.` MORSE, or lsan FERNANDO, CALIFORNIA.

AUToivionrLE-ouareiiv WINDOW.

Specification of Letters Patent.

'Patented' oet. 19,1920.

Application led November 5, 1919. Serial No.,335,898.

said invention primarily has for its purpose l to provide a flexible curtain window frame of the general character mentioned of a simple, economical and-substantially rrigid construction `and which is especially de-` curely within the inner edges of the frame.

Another object of my invention is to provide a curtain window frame that may be quickly and effectively installed without the need of skilled labor and which when applied, provides a clear vision for the driver.

A still further object of my invention is to provide a window curtain frame that can be readily secured to the curtain, is

signed for supporting` a window glass sestrong and durable in construction and simple in its application. y

lilith the above and other objects in view, that will hereinafter be apparent, my invention consists in the peculiar features of construction and novel arrangement of the parts set out in the following detailed de-` scription, specifically stated in the appended claims and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which:

Figure 1 is a front view of a fragment of a curtain with my improved window frame installed therein.

Fig. 2 is a cross section, partly in perspective view, of a portion of my improved curtain window frame.

Fig. 3 is across section thereof and illustrates the sam-e as applied to a portion of a curtain bacli or top and with one edge of a window glass positioned within the said frame.

Figs. Ll, 5 and 6 illustrate modified shapes of a curtain window frame embodying my invention.

ln the practical development of my improved construction of curtain window frame, l employ two pieces of flexible material of like width, preferably leather or composition fabric.

Each fabric .piece 1 has its opposite edges bent inwardly, as at 10 and 11, and at one edge 10, hereinafter termed the binder or stiff edge, the lapped portions aresecured together by stitching 2 to form a continuous loop 3 for receivinga stiffening element. a spring metal rod 4.

The two vpieces 1, after ltheir binder edges are .provided with the stiffening element 4:, vas stated, are laid iiatwise against each other, `vith their inturned edges abutting and Lthey are secured by a line of `stitching 5, thereby producing a flexible frame memr ber lwhose opposite edges are separated at the outer side to provide for extending yover the edges of the openingcut into the top or back of the ,curtain member 6, to which member the said frame isrigidly secured `by a row Aofl stitching Z that tightly closes the outer edges 11-11 of the two members 111 watertight onto the curtain, as is clearly shown in Fig.

Bv forming the inner edge of each piece 1 witha loop 3 adapted for receiving a spring rod 4.-, the said inner edge, while having the desired flexibility, is rendered sufficiently rigid to provide for firmly holding the edge of the window glass 8 in place, it being understood that, in practice, the entire inner edge of the framing, shaped to fit the special design of opening made in the curtain, see

Figs. 1, 4, 5 and 6, presents a groove 9 into which the edge of the glass window pane is mounted.

By sewing the two pieces 1 1 together, the said pieces or members 1-1 are clenched in the direction of the length of the flexible frame, such central stitching serving to hold the outer edgev 11 firmly and flat'wise smoothly attached along the entire edge of the Opening in the curtain in which the frame is to be applied.

' From the foregoing description taken in connection with the drawings, the complete construction, the manner in which my invention may be readily applied to any desired shapeA of opening made in the curtain and the advantages attained in the practical application thereof, will be readily apparent to those familiar with the manufacture and the use of automobile curtains.

While l have shown the stiffening rods as heldin t-he divided inner edge of thev vSince the material of the frame may be of the same kind that the curtain is made of or colored to suit the color of the curtain to which it is to be applied, the said frame is not unsightly and further since the frame is practically in a completed condition before it is applied to the curtain and as its opposite edges are shaped as stated, it can be easily secured to the edge of the curtain opening and mounted around the glass edge without the exercise of skill and in very little time.

llVhat claim is:

l. A curtain window frame composed of two fabric members of like shape, each of the said members having a metal reinforce in the inner edge thereof, the said members being secured together near their central portions, the reinforced inner edges of the two members forming a groove for the reception of the edges of a glass window pane, the outer edges of the fabric members being adapted for lapping over and stitched to the edge of the opening in the curtain to which the frame is to be applied.

2. A curtain window frame formed of two pieces of fabric material of like widths, the inner edge of-each piece having a hem, and a stiffening rod secured within the said hem,

the two pieces being latwise secured together in the direction of their length, whereby the outer edges are separated' and adapted for being stitched over and along the edge of the opening inthe curtain to which the frame is to be attached, the said reinforced separated ends of the two pieces constituting a groove extending around the length of the frame and adapted for holding the edges of the window glass.

3. In a curtain window frame, the combination with a glass pane of suitable design and a curtain having an opening of like design; of a frame constructed of fabric composed ofl two like shaped pieces, each piece having a metal reinforce in the inner edge and the outer edge lapped over onto the body thereof, the two pieces being held with their overlapped portions abutting, stitching that connects the two pieces in the directionof their length and substantially midway the inner and outer edges thereof, the inner or metal rim portions of the pieces forming a groove into which the edges of the glass pane is received, the outer edges of the said pieces being stitched together and to the edge of the opening in the curtain.

FRANK W. MORSE. 

